Events

Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.~Henri Rousseau (May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910)

I cannot paint. But I practice the art of painting with light – photography.
A single tulip among 300,000 on display is caught with fresh raindrops.
Yellow petal edges highlighted in red with a bokeh of soft unfocused of reds and yellows.
Friendship, Joy, Hope, Caring……

Celebrating 75 years of the liberation of the Netherlands 300,000 tulips are planted with the hope of blooming for the Canadian Tulip Festival May 10th -May 20th. Cool damp weather has slowed the opening of many of the tulips, but without large crowds this morning we enjoyed a wonderful personalized tour for only $5 each. Due to the weather outside music was cancelled. But the restaurants in the Dow Lake Pavilion were open so we enjoyed coffee and watched cormorants vanishing below the surface to catch fish.

Sirens, bells and horns sounded as the Annual International Emergency Response day Parade traveled through the Strathroy-Caradoc downtown area today on it’s way to the Gemini complex where a static display runs all day.

Walking through Busch Gardens:

Week 7 of the Real Music Real Masters Series at Busch Gardens was one of my favorites. Leonard, Coleman and Blunt: former lead vocalists of the Temptations, Platters and Drifters really know how to entertain. Timeless songs performed by amazing singers. Growing up in the same neighborhood and working together for so many years, their performance is like fine wine, getting better with time.

Week 5 of the 2018 Real Music Real Masters Series at Busch Gardens features Pam Tillis at the Stanleyville Theatre. A relaxed performance with old country music. Monday afternoon was a small attendance, so we had the very best seats in the house.

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This week’s walk with the animals features the Gorillas. Wonderful warmer weather so the young gorillas were very playful today:

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We stayed for the 4PM Ice show: Turn It UP. A very energetic skate performance.

Week four of the Real Music Real Masters Series at Busch Gardens was Herman’s Hermts starring Peter Noone. I attended their 155th performance on Monday at Busch Gardens. The “Noonies” were out in full force with their T shirts and lights. Peter Noone’s amazing voice and audience interaction, even when performing “I’m Henry the 8th” for more than the 1 Millionth time, continues to thrill and takes us back to our days of youth.

This was an excellent family event. The first 300 children to fill their event cards received a fishing rod and tackle. Rods were available on loan so you could join the children fishing. Events included learning how to tie knots and cast.

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Of course the main event was fishing:

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Sherrif’s Mounted Posse:

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Free lunch of hotdogs, pizza, chips, donuts and water:

Fixing up the hotdogs.

Waiting in line for lunch.

Playground.

No visit is complete without a walk by the river and through the trails: